Anara is hiring a Founding Designer to lead all things design as we reinvent how scientists discover information and work together. This is a senior/staff level role where you will build the foundation of a design culture that will impact scientific research for decades.
What You'll Do
- Talk to users, translate conversations into product features, improvements, and fixes, and work with engineering to ship them.
- Build the design team as the company scales, including hiring, establishing design processes, and fostering a culture of rapid iteration.
- Own all aspects of visual identity across product, marketing, socials, and brand.
- Define and implement design systems, documentation practices, and workflows to build visually consistent, high-quality features quickly.
What We're Looking For
- You are quick, scrappy, and first and foremost a hacker/builder.
- You have at least a few years shipping complex but beautiful features to real users.
- You have excellent taste for well-crafted interaction design and UI details.
- You have worked in a high-growth, fast-paced environment and can drive things forward with relatively little oversight.
Team & Environment
You will be a founding member of a small, tight-knit team with huge ambitions. Design at Anara is lightning fast, typically taking features from idea to high-fidelity design in days.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $120K - $180K + equity: 0.50% - 2.50%
- Premium healthcare (medical, dental, etc.)
- Flexible working hours
- Office space with a beautiful view of the SF marina and Golden Gate bridge
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco.



